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英语四级真题及答案第二套2
2013.12英语四级考试真题试卷(第二套)之马矢奏春创作
PartIWriting (30minutes)听力音频地址:
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheincreasinguseofthemobilephoneinpeople'slifeandthenexplaintheconsequencesofoverusingit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
注意:
此部分试题在答题卡1上
1.A)Gotoaplacehehasvisited.B)Makeherownarrangements.C)Consultatravelagent.D)Joininapackagetour.
2.A)Theyareonalongtripbycar.B)Theyarestuckinatrafficjam.C)Theyareusedtogettingupearly.D)Theyaretiredofeatingoutatnight.
3.A)Heisapersondifficulttodealwith.B)Hedislikesanyformalgathering.C)Heisunwillingtospeakinpublic.D)Heoftenkeepsadistancefromothers.
4.A)Workinanotherdepartment.B)Pursuefurthereducation.C)Recruitgraduatestudents.D)Takeanadministrativejob.
5.A)Hewouldnotbeavailabletostartthejobintime.B)Heisnotquitequalifiedfortheartdirectorposition.C)Hewouldliketoleavesomemoretimeforhimself.D)HewillgethisapplicationletterreadybeforeMay1.
6.A)Cleaner.B)Mechanic.C)Porter.D)Salesman.
7.A)Requestoneortworoommatestodothecleaning.B)HelpLaurawithhertermpaperduethisweekend.C)GetLauratocleantheapartmentherselfthistime.D)AskLauratoputoffthecleaninguntilanotherweek.
8.A)Aproblemcausedbytheconstruction.B)Anaccidentthatoccurredonthebridge.C)ThebuildingprojecttheyareworkingD)Thepublictransportationconditions.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard. 9.A)Tolookforajobasasalesperson.B)TohaveatalkwithMissThompson.C)Toplaceanorderforsomeproducts.D)Tocomplainaboutafaultyappliance.
10.A)Thepersoninchargeisnotintheoffice.B)Thesuppliesareoutofstockforthemoment.C)Theyfailedtoreachanagreementontheprice.D)Thecompanyisre-cataloguingtheitems.
11.A)0743,12536extension15.B)0734,21653extension51.C)0734,38750extension15.D)0743,62135extension51.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard. 12.A)Sincehefoundagirlfriend.B)Sincehetooktoheavysmoking.C)Sincehebegantoexerciseregularly.D)Sincehestartedtoliveonhisown.
13.A)Heisgettingtoofat.B)Hesmokestoomuch.C)Hedoesn'teatvegetables.D)Hedoesn'tlookwellatall.
14.A)Theyareoverweightfortheirage.B)Theyarerespectfultotheirparents.C)Theyarestillintheirearlytwenties.D)Theydislikedoingphysicalexercise.
15.A)Toquitsmoking.B)Toreducehisweight.C)Tofindagirlfriend.D)Tofollowheradvice.
PassageOne Questions16to19arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard. 16.A)Theyhavedestroyedseveralsmalltowns.B)TheywillsoonspreadtoSanFrancisco.C)Theyhaveinjuredmanyresidents.D)Theyareburningoutofcontrol.
17.A)Theyhavebeenhospitalized.B)Theyhavegotskinproblems.C)Theywerechokedbythethicksmoke.D)Theywerepoisonedbytheburningchemicals.
18.A)Itfailedbecauseofasuddenrocketexplosion.B)Ithasbeenre-scheduledforamiddaytakeoff.C)Ithasbeencanceledduetotechnicalproblems.D)Itwasdelayedforelevenhoursandthirtyminutes.
19.A)Theymadefrequentlong-distancecallstoeachother.B)TheyillegallyusedgovernmentcomputersinNewJersey.C)Theywerefoundtobesmarterthancomputerspecialists.D)Theywerearrestedforstealinggovernmentinformation.
PassageTwoQuestions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.20.A)Peaceful.B)Considerate.C)Generous.D)Cooperative.
21.A)Someonedumpedtheclothesleftinthewasheranddryer.B)Someonebrokethewasheranddryerbyoverloadingthem.C)MindyLance'slaundryblockedthewaytothelaundryroom.D)MindyLancethreatenedtotakerevengeonherneighbors.
22.A)Askingtheneighborhoodcommitteeforhelp.B.)Limitingtheamountoflaundryforeachwash.C)Informingthebuildingmanagerofthematter.D)Installingafewmorewashersanddryers.
PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.23.A)Sheisbothapopularandhighlyrespectedauthor.B)SheisthemostlovedAfricannovelistofalltimes.C)Sheisthemostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930's.D)Sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves.
24.A)TheBookCriticsCircleAward.B)TheNobelPrizeforliterature.C)ThePulitzerPrizeforfiction.D)TheNationalBookAward.
25.A)SheisarelativeofMorrison's.B)SheisaslavefromAfrica.C)Sheisaskilledstoryteller.D)Sheisablackwoman.
Manycollegestudentstodayownpersonalcomputersthatcostanywherefrom$1000toperhaps$5000ormore.(26),itisnotuncommonforthemtopurchase(27)costinganotherseveralhundreddollars.Twentyyearsago,computerswere(28),buttheywereverylargeandextremelyexpensive.Few,ifany.(29)purchasedcomputersforhomeuse.Overtheyears,thepriceofthe"guts"ofacomputer-itsmemory-hasdeclinedtolessthanathousandthofthepriceperunitofmemorythatprevailedtwentyyearsago.Thisisthemainreasonwhycomputerscostsomuchlesstodaythantheyusedto.Moreover.(30)improvementshavemadeitpossibleto(31)memorycircuitrythatissmallenoughtofitintotheportablepersonalcomputersthatmanyofusownanduse.(32),asthepriceofcomputationhasdeclinedtheaverageconsumerandbusinesshavespentmoreonpurchasingcomputers.(33)improvedagriculturaltechnology,hybrid(杂交)seeds.(34)animalbreeding,andsoonhavevastlyincreasedtheamountofoutputatypicalfarmercanproduce.Thepricesofgoodssuchasmeatsandgrainshavefallensharplyrelativetothepricesofmostothergoodsandservices.Asagriculturalpriceshavefallen,manyhouseholdshavedecreasedtheirtotalexpensesonfood.Eventhoughthe(35)ofaproductpurchasedgenerallyincreaseswhenitspricefalls,totalexpensesonitmaydecline.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Togetasenseofhowwomenhaveprogressedinscience,takeaquicktourofthephysicsdepartmentattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Thisisastoriedplace,the(36)
ofsomeofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinmodernscience-startingwithErnestLawrence'sinventionofthecyclotron(回旋加速器)in1931.Agenerationago,femalefaceswere(37)and,eventoday,visitorswalkingthroughthefirstfloorofLeConteHallwillseeafullcorridorofexhibits(38)themanydistinguishedphysicistswhomadehistoryhere.(39)allofthemwhitemales.Butclimbuptothethirdfloorandyou'llseea(40)display.There,amongthephotosofcurrentfacultymembersandstudents,areportraitsofthe(41)headofthedepartment,MarjorieShapiro,andfourotherwomenwhoseresearch(42)everythingfromthemechanicsoftheuniversetothesmallestparticlesofmatter.Asixthwomanwashiredjusttwoweeksago.Althoughthey'restillonlyabout10percentofthephysicsfaculty,womenareclearlyapresencehere.Andthereal(43)maybeinthesmallerphotostotheright:
graduateandundergraduatestudents,about20percentofthemfemale.EveryyearBerkeleysendsitsfreshfemalephysicsPhDstothecountry'stopuniversities.ThatmakesShapirooptimistic,butalso(44)."Ibelievethingsaregettingbetter,"shesays,"butthey'renotgettingbetteras(45)asIwouldlike."
IsCollegeaWorthyInvestment?
A)Whyarewespendingsomuchmoneyoncollege?
Andwhyarewesounhappyaboutit?
Weallseemtoagreethatacollegeeducationiswonderful,andyetstrangelyweworrywhenweseefamiliesinvestingsomuchinthissupposedlyessentialgood.Maybeit'stimetoaskaquestionthatseemsalmostsacrilegious(大不敬的):
isallthisinvestmentincollegeeducationreallyworthit?
B)Theanswer,Ifear,isno.Foranincreasingnumberofkids,theextratimeandmoneyspentpursuingacollegediplomawillleavethemworseoffthantheywerebeforetheysetfootoncampus.C)Formyentireadultlife,agoodeducationhasbeenthemostimportantthingformiddle-classhouseholds.Myparentsspentmoreeducatingmysisterandmethantheyspentontheirhouse,andthey'renottheonlyones...and,ofcourse,foranincreasingnumberoffamilies,mostofthecostoftheirhouseisactuallythecostoflivinginagoodschooldistrict.Questioningthevalueofacollegeeducationseemsabitlikequestioningthevalueofhappiness,orfun.D)Theaveragepriceofallgoodsandserviceshasrisenabout50percent.Butthepriceofacollegeeducationhasnearlydoubledinthattime.Istheeducationthattoday'sstudentsaregettingtwiceasgood?
Arenewworkerstwiceassmart?
Havetheybecomesomehowmassivelymoreexpensivetoeducate?
E)Perhapsabit.RichardVedder,anOhioUniversityeconomicsprofessor,says,"Ilookatthedata,andIseecollegecostsrisingfasterthaninflationuptothemid-1980sby1percentayear.NowIseethemrising3to4percentayearoverinflation.Whathashappened?
Thefederalgovernmenthasstarteddroppingmoneyoutofairplanes."Aidhasincreased,subsidized(补贴的)loanshavebecomeavailable,and"theuniversitieshavegottenthemoney."EconomistBryanCaplan,whoiswritingabookabouteducation,agrees:
"It'sagiantwasteofresourcesthatwillcontinueaslongasthesubsidiescontinue."F)Promotionalliteratureforcollegesandstudentloansoftenspeaksofdebtasan"investmentinyourself."Butaninvestmentissupposedtogenerateincometopayofftheloans.Morethanhalfofallrecentgraduatesareunemployedorinjobsthatdonotrequireadegree,andtheamountofstudent-loandebtcarriedbyhouseholdshasincreasedmorethanfivetimessince1999.Thesegraduatesweretoldthatadiplomawasallthey